From Broadway to Hollywood Steven Schwartz has been recognized as one of America’s most brilliant and legendary composers. The winner of countless accolades – including 3 Oscars and 4 Grammy’s – Stephen Schwartz’s music has been enchanting audiences for over forty years. This weekend The Steven Schwartz Project comes to the Burke Theater, featuring huge [...]
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Don’t Miss The Steven Schwartz Project
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music, theater on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Burke Plays On The Mall
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Burke celebrated another annual Spring Rite last week – when Burke Band D played at the DC Big Band Jam on the National Mall. The Juniors and Seniors ran through a short set, playing versions of Dream a Little Dream, Mirage and Sufjan Stevens anthem “Chicago.” They had the honor of playing before world renowned [...]
I AM
Posted in Activism, Burke y El Mundo, Community, Performing Arts, Science on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just saw the Falls Church premiere of I AM http://iamthedoc.com/ . Check it out. Will be at E Street starting Friday. Heart-centered it had all my favorites: Thomas Merton, Albert Einstein, Desmond Tutu, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and new insights on how we are biologically and spiritually hard-wired for cooperation. I AM The Documentary | [...]
Watch Out Lenny Bernstein
Posted in Education, Performing Arts on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To help make your spring break even more sublime, watch Beethoven being conducted like he’s never been conducted before! Watch ’til the end so that you can see how the maestro incorporates the nose for the first time into the conducting repertoire… and you’ll love the finale. H/T – to my bro-in-law, Dana.
Seniors Take a Bow
Posted in Performing Arts on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday brought a close to the 2011 run of the Burke Spring Musical, The Boyfriend. The play ended with a cascade of applause and flowers for all of the folks who toiled backstage to make the play possible – as well as for all of the Seniors who took part in the play both on [...]
The Boy Friend
Posted in Performing Arts on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No… this time it isn’t a note about a seminar by Lucy about high school relationships. Rather, this is a reminder to make sure that you see The Boy Friend, this Spring’s High School Musical. Last night’s show opened to a packed house, so get your tickets now. The 1954 Sandy Wilson play is a [...]
Dream a Little Dream
Posted in Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Radio Burke.Word continues its cavalcade of stars, with a couple of more chestnut tunes from yesteryear (actually the GDS JazzFest). First up is the Jr/Sr. Band w/ a swingin’ rendition of Dream a Little Dream of Me — followed by a jaunty 9th/10th grade Band, rappin’ to Forest Whitacker. Turn your radios up and the [...]
All That Jazz
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The sounds of Wes Montgomery, Art Silver, Chick Corea and a host of other jazz luminaries rang out at last Saturday’s Annual GDS Jazz Festival. More than 85 music students from various GDS, Sidwell, and Burke bands played just about everything from post bop to samba, from tin pan alley to rap. Burke’s D Band [...]
The “Good Times”
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Neither rain nor sleet nor snowed-out rehearsal cancellations could stop the curtain rising on last week’s Middle School play, The Good Times Are Killing Me. On its surface, the Lynda Barry play is about the bittersweet friendship between two adolescent girls – one black, one white – growing up amid all the social changes happening [...]
Holiday Party 2010
Posted in Community, Performing Arts, Uncategorized on December 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The snow did not stop the AWESOME Burke party! Food was fabulous with unbelievable pasta dishes from Maggiano’s. Families brought in all sorts of goodies from sushi to guacamole and chips to sweets of all kinds. After dinner the battle of the bands began. Bands played, MS Chorus sang, harp, piano, vocals…..you name it Burke [...]
The Stuff of Dreams
Posted in Musings, Performing Arts, Science, tagged music, Science on December 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Before he died in 2008, Carnegie Mellon Computer Science professor, Randy Pausch, gave a now famous talk called the Last Lecture. He wrote a book with the same title. Both are about achieving your childhood dreams. Although he was dying, his book and lecture were all about the role and the power that dreams play [...]
Starring Michelle
Posted in Community, Performing Arts, tagged theater on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you were to pick one Burke faculty member to play the role of Audrey Hepburn in the movie thriller Wait Until Dark (besides Daniel), Michelle Johncock would have to be at least near the very top of the list. In the film, Hepburn plays Susie, a blind woman who is terrorized by a trio [...]
Come See “The Servant of Two Masters”
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Carlo Goldoni The Servant of Two Masters November 5-6, 12-13 | The Edmund Burke Samara Theater Directed by Richard Carlson, Cory Frank Coraggio! Prepare yourself for all the irreverent exuberance a farce can serve up. Carlo Goldoni’s inspired nutcase, the servant Truffaldino, madly fibs his way through a day of near disasters, as he attends [...]
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